Natural emissions could amplify human-caused warming by up to 30%, study finds
Thawing permafrost, warming wetlands and lakes, and more frequent wildfires could add 0.2 to 0.4 degrees Celsius of warming by 2100.
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El Niño fires threaten local extinctions of Indonesia's Bornean orangutans
Blazes are burning through forests that hold 13 of the 20 largest remaining populations of the critically endangered ape.
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Fires in Indonesian Borneo leave critically endangered orangutans with nowhere to flee
Blazes fueled by a strong El Niño have burned thousands of hectares in and around Gunung Palung National Park, killing one orangutan and forcing dozens more from the forest.
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Wildfires near Indonesia's new capital deepen an air pollution health crisis
Fires burning within miles of Nusantara's government complex are pushing pollution levels far above safe limits as Indonesia's dry season intensifies.
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Rescuers are racing to save orangutans from smoke as Borneo's wildfires spread
El Nino-driven fires have burned tens of thousands of hectares in Indonesian Borneo this year, forcing rescuers to save orangutans suffering smoke exposure as their forest habitat disappears.
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Indonesia's wildfire smoke is sending children to the hospital with pneumonia
El Nino-driven wildfires in Borneo and Sumatra have sent tens of thousands of people to health clinics with respiratory illness this year, with children at the highest risk.
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Invasion of isolated Indigenous land in the Amazon escalates with fires and illegal roads
More than 500 invaders have stormed a protected Indigenous territory in the Brazilian Amazon, building illegal roads and setting fires, while promised federal security forces still haven't arrived.
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Indonesia's September forest fires emit more CO2 than many countries produce in a week
Copernicus data shows Indonesia's Borneo and Sumatra fires released nearly 20 million tons of CO2 in a single week, driven by El Niño heat and drought.
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The US is losing its long war against wildfire
Aggressive fire suppression has left US forests overloaded with fuel, driving ever-larger megafires even as prevention budgets and staffing fall short.
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Growing wildfire risk at the wildland-urban interface: Small flames, major evacuations
A mere 20-acre fire forcing thousands to evacuate shows how unchecked urban growth, combined with climate-driven drought, is shifting firefighting strategies toward 'neighborhood defense.'
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As US retreats on climate rules, Himalayas melt
The EPA has sent two regulatory measures to the White House seeking to repeal the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards. The move coincides with devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet in August 2026.
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